Once a Altman's film has been in a town, it kind of wrecks the town. It doesn't even matter what the film is because, suddenly, everybody's hip and stores start doubling prices or whatever.

Granted there are only seven stories in the universe. And I agree with that. But give me a great variation of those stories. And literate.

It's inconceivable to some people that that wouldn't be the sexiest thing to do in the whole world: to be a movie star, and make money, and be pampered, and whatever.

I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.

It's not necessarily that having an affair you get something from the other person that you're not getting from your partner, it's that you created a situation for yourself in which you're unexpressed and so maybe you feel another person allows you to express yourself.

It's easier to change directions while you're still moving.

In the early part of my life I carried the flame for fiery women: perky women who were not dumb.